Coleopterological Notices. 1^ 



Elytra twice as long as the prothorax, or very nearly so. 



Pronotum distinctly, broadly impressed laterally OxytelillllS 



Pronotnm not impressed laterally pallidicomis 



Elytra not more than one-half longer than tlie prothorax. 



Castaneous ; elytra together distinctly wider than long...flaTicorilis 



Black, elytra quadrate •• grossulllS 



Antennse black or piceous-black. 



Pronotum not perceptibly impressed. 



Integuments more coarsely and strongly granulose, the short appressed 



pubescence bright fulvous in color lUacroptei'llS 



Integuments much smoother, not granulose but excessively minutely 

 and densely punctate, the punctures all distinct, the pubescence 



dark cinereous and not at all conspicuous soiioiliae 



Pronotum with two small, feeble but distinct impressions near the basal 

 margin. 

 Castaneous or piceous, the punctures granulose and subconfluent. 



Form rather robust filll1>riatlis 



Form slender bespei'illS 



Black, the punctures not quite so dense, and the lustre more shining. 



pygmaeiis 



Antenna very long and slender, outer joints elongate, the eleventh elongate, 



and subcylindrical ; integuments very minutely, densely punctate ; lustre 



alutaceous II 



Size large, 1.7 mm. ; elytra very short, one-fourth longer than the pro- 

 thorax anteiiiiariiis 



Size smaller, not exceeding 1.5 mm. 



Pale brown ; antennae pale flavate pall id US 



Black ; antenna piceous-black gracilicoi'Ilis 



Antenna? very short and robust ; integuments shining, coarsely and more 



sparsely punctate Ill 



Pale brownish-flavate, very slender ; punctures finer ; pronotum strongly 

 impressed along the lateral edges ; antennal joints very strongly trans- 

 verse crassicoriiis 



Black, more robust ; punctures much coarser and relatively denser ; pro- 

 notum not impressed along the sides ; antennal joints very feebly trans- 

 verse Talidus 



T. OXytelillllS Lee. — Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, VI, p. 240. — Rather robust 

 and depressed, castaneous ; abdomen piceous ; legs and antennte pale Havate ; 

 integuments dull. Head almost as long as wide, feebly convex, very minutely 

 and densely punctate, the punctures distinct and just visibly separated, the 

 interspaces slightly shining ; tuberculations moderate in size, feeble ; eyes 

 moderate, rather convex and prominent, very coarsely faceted, the sides l)ehind 

 them distinctly convergent to the neck, and very short ; antennae a little 

 longer than the head and prothorax, rather slender, distinctly clavate, second 

 joint cylindrical, more than twice as long as wide and fully as long as the next 

 two, third distinctly longer than wide, fourth just visibly longer than wide, 



